Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14400469 - Employee killed in fall through skylight

Accident Summary Nr: 14400469 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/02/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532712	12/04/1985	1761	0	Wooltex Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, and a coworker were carrying a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of insulation board on a third floor roof when Employee #1 tripped over the lower corner of a skylight. He fell directly into the skylight, crashed through the 1/8 in. thick Plexiglas dome cover, and continued to fall 32 ft to the terrazzo tile floor. Employee #1 was killed instantly.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532712			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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